The Birth of Beatlemania: The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the year that the Beatles emerged from being the object of affection in a provincial English town to becoming a phenomenon that engulfed Britain and Europe.The year 1963 was the one in which the group began its massive worldwide footprint on popular culture. The Beatles were practically unknown, but by year’s end an unprecedented tidal wave of popularity dubbed “Beatlemania” was sweeping the world.